Residential Fine particle pollution University of Missouri ncr393-1991

North Central Regional Extension Publications are subject to peer review and prepared as a part of the Cooperative Extension activities of the 13 land-grant universities of the 12 North Central States, in cooperation with the Extension Service - U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. The following states cooperated in making this publication available: University of Illinois University of Nebraska Mumford Hall Dept. of Ag. Communications 1301 W. Gregory Drive Lincoln, NE 68583-0918 217-333-2007 402-472-3023 *Kansas State University North Dakota State University Umberger Hall Ag. Comm. Center, Box 5655, Morrill Hall Manhattan, KS 66506 Fargo, ND 58105 913-532-5830 701-237-7881 University of Minnesota South Dakota State University Coffey Hall Ag. Comm. Center, Box 2231 St. Paul, MN 55108 Brookings, SD 57007 612-625-8173 605-688-5628 University of Missouri 115 S. Fifth St. Columbia, MO 65211 314-882-2792 *Publishing State For copies of this and other North Central Regional Extension Publications, write to: Publications Office, Cooperative Extension Service, in care of the University listed above for your state. If they do not have copies or your state is not listed above, contact the publishing state as marked with an asterisk. Fine Particle POLLUTION Residential Air Quality Airborne particles, such as smoke, dust and pollen, can cause personal discomfort, allergic reactions, and a soiling film that slowly coats walls, furnishings and draperies. While outdoor air pollutants are often visible as they spew forth from smokestacks or auto exhausts, indoor pollution may show only in the dust-laden sunbeam or smoke rising from a cigarette. About 99 percent of…
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